An American Girl Learning Badminton in China
I’ve had a few people ask me questions about brands in China. Most assume everyone here uses Li-Ning and nothing else. While many Chinese people do like Li-Ning, everyone has their own preferences. So one night at club play I…
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Last week I talked about how to make a schedule. So I figured I better follow it up with what a typical week looks like of actually playing! To play as much as I do I’m actually a member of…
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On the fourth day of class for the new semester I got a little tickle in my throat. Over the weekend my skin was all sensitive and by Monday I had a full-blown flu. Obviously badminton was out as it…
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You may have heard of the 10,000 hour theory that Malcolm Gladwell popularized in his book Outliers. It is the idea that anyone can become a master in any discipline as long as they put in 10,000 hours. Gladwell got…
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The week between Christmas and New Years was a sad week for badminton. I had my last week of classes (final exams) and I had the holidays, a birthday, an anniversary, a company meeting and some other events to deal…
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I’ve run the gamut on emotions on this blog, from despair to exultation. And I feel like that’s just the part of any journey in life, but especially so in sports. It’s fine, I can deal with it. I’m now…
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I finally won my first medal but it wasn’t that sweet, sweet gold like I was hoping for. We took home the bronze which was better than 5th place we took home about a year ago at the same competition,…
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Since I play so damn much, and since I am no longer a spring chicken, I have to deal with aging joints, tendons and muscles. Hopefully with proper warmup, strength training and footwear I can avoid sudden injuries (like an…
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I’ve written a lot of blog posts but haven’t written about my training much recently so I thought I should rectify that. The other night I won 2 straight matches against opponents I had no business winning against. (Higher level…
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I thought I’d share a typical week of how much I play and what kind of play/training I do. Last week I took pictures (almost) everyday so you can see. While every week changes a little, all the elements of…
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